英汉词典

figure 基本解释

• n. 数字；人物；图形；价格；（人的）体形；画像
• vi. 计算；出现；扮演角色
• vt. 计算；认为；描绘；象征

figure 词态变化

figure 中文词源

来自PIE*dheigh, 揉捏，捏造，形成，词源同dough, fiction. 由揉捏引申多种词义。

figure 英文词源

figure

figure: [13] Figure comes via Old French from Latin figūra ‘form, shape, figure’, a derivative of the same base (*fig-) as produced fingere ‘make, shape’ (whence English effigy, faint, feign, and fiction). Many of the technical Latin uses of the word, including ‘geometric figure’, are direct translations of Greek skhéma, which also meant literally ‘form, shape’, but the sense ‘numerical symbol’ is a later development. Also from the base *fig- was derived Latin figmentum ‘something created or invented’, from which English gets figment [15].
=> effigy, faint, feign, fiction, figment

figure (v.)

late 14c., "to represent" (in painting or sculpture), "make a likeness," also "to have a certain shape or appearance," from Old French figurer, from Latin figurare (see figure (n.)). Meaning "to shape into" is c. 1400; from mid-15c. as "to cover or adorn with figures." Meaning "to picture in the mind" is from c. 1600. Intransitive meaning "make an appearance, make a figure, show oneself" is from c. 1600. Meaning "work out a sum" (by means of arithmetical figures) is from 1833, American English; hence colloquial sense "to calculate upon, expect" (1837). Related: Figured; figuring.

figure (n.)

c. 1200, "numeral;" mid-13c., "visible appearance of a person;" late 14c., "visible and tangible form of anything," from Old French figure "shape, body; form of a word; figure of speech; symbol, allegory" (10c), from Latin figura "a shape, form, figure; quality, kind, style; figure of speech," in Late Latin "a sketch, drawing," from PIE *dheigh- "to form, build" (see dough).

Philosophical and scientific senses are from use of Latin figura to translate Greek skhema. Meaning "lines forming a shape" is from mid-14c. From mid-14c. as "human body as represented by art;" late 15c. as "a body, the human form as a whole." The rhetorical use of figure, "peculiar use of words giving meaning different from usual," dates to late 14c.; hence figure of speech (by 1704). Figure-skating is from 1835. Figure eight as a shape was originally figure of eight (c. 1600). From late 14c. as "a cut or diagram inserted in text."

figure 词组搭配

figure 英文释义

1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material;

"the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"

2. alternative names for the body of a human being;

"Leonardo studied the human body"

"he has a strong physique"

"the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

3. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers;

"0 and 1 are digits"

4. a model of a bodily form (especially of a person);

"he made a figure of Santa Claus"

5. a well-known or notable person;

"they studied all the great names in the history of France"

"she is an important figure in modern music"

6. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

7. an amount of money expressed numerically;

"a figure of $17 was suggested"

8. the impression produced by a person;

"he cut a fine figure"

"a heroic figure"

9. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals;

"he had a number of chores to do"

"the number of parameters is small"

"the figure was about a thousand"

10. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

11. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

12. a decorative or artistic work;

"the coach had a design on the doors"

13. a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating;

"she made the best score on compulsory figures"

figure 同义词解析

figure, pattern, design

这些名词都可表示"装饰图案"之意。

figure： 指呈现于整个表面的简单的几何图形或小型图案。

pattern： 一般指简单的重复图案，或整个装饰的格调或事物的布局，也指由一些相连图形拼成的较大图案。

design： 专指线条、轮廓、图案。强调设计的完美或有秩序。

form, figure, shape, outline

这些名词均有"形式"或"外形"之意。

form： 最普通用词，含义广，既可指客观物体的外形，又可用于抽象概念的"形"。

figure： 指轮廓、外形，尤指体态，相貌或身体。

shape： 通常指由线和面所围成的外观上的形，侧重立体形状。

outline： 指任何形状的轮廓线。

figure 双语例句

1. They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them.

他们差不多快到船边时，一个人影从他们旁边飞奔而过。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Alistair saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair.

阿利斯泰尔看见了坐在椅子里的罗丝的模糊身影。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I don't have to be a detective to figure that out.

我不是侦探也想得出。

来自柯林斯例句

4. This figure has long been held to possess miraculous power.

这个数字长时间以来都被认为拥有神奇的力量。

来自柯林斯例句

5. She retains her slim figure and is free of wrinkles.

她保持着苗条的身材，脸上也没有皱纹。

来自柯林斯例句

figure 实用场景例句

Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.

专家们估计真实的数字较接近于75%。

牛津词典

the latest trade/sales/unemployment, etc. figures

最新的贸易、销售、失业等数字

牛津词典

By 2004, this figure had risen to 14 million.

到 2004 年为止，这个数字已增长到 1 400 万。

牛津词典

Jack worked as hard as he could to build his business, but he hadn't figured on a few obstacles.

杰克竭尽全力发展自己的公司，但有几个障碍是他始料不及的。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It took them about one month to figure out how to start the equipment...

他们花了大约1个月的时间才搞清楚如何启动设备。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

They're trying to figure out the politics of this whole situation...

他们正试图弄明白整个情形背后的权术争斗。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He figured up the balance in their checking account.

他算出了他们活期存款账户上的余额总和。

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The man has become an unlikely figure of fun.

令人想象不到的是，这个男人已经成为了笑谈。

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You'll lose your girlish figure if you don't watch out.

如果不多加注意，你就会失去女孩般的苗条身段。

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No one will put a figure on the final cost of this reconstruction.

谁也不愿确切地说明这一重建最后总共的花费是多少。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Daniel Boone, the great hero figure of the frontier...

丹尼尔·布恩——西部伟大的英雄形象

柯林斯高阶英语词典

If you look at a world map (see Figure 1) you can identify the major wine-producing regions...

查一查世界地图(见图1)，就能找到主要的葡萄酒产区。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Figure 1.15 shows which provinces lost populations between 1910 and 1920.

表 1.15 显示出哪些省份在 1910 至 1920 年间人口减少了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Draw a pentagon, a regular five-sided figure.

画个五边形，一个规则的五边形。

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She figured that both she and Ned had learned a lot from the experience.

她觉得自己和内德都从这一经历中学到了很多东西。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

When I finished, he said, 'Yeah. That figures'...

等我说完，他说道：“是啊，那是预料中事。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Work it out and you'll find it figures.

弄明白了你就会觉得这合情合理。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Human rights violations figured prominently in the report.

有关侵犯人权的部分在报告中占据了显要地位。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Today she cuts a lonely figure.

今天她看起来十分孤独。

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Sometimes young lads just need to turn to a mother figure for a bit of a chat and reassurance.

有时候年轻小伙子只是需要找一个母亲式的人物聊一聊，从中获得安慰。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The movement is supported by key figures in the three main political parties.

这个运动受到三大政党关键人物的支持。

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Janet was a natural blonde with a good figure.

珍妮特天生一头金发，身材曼妙。

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Take pride in your health and your figure...

为自己的健康和体形感到骄傲吧。

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...a life-size bronze figure of a brooding, hooded woman.

一个戴着兜帽作沉思状的真人大小青铜女子雕像

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in this country haven't got a job...

如果我们能得到该国失业人口的真实数字就好了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall...

过不了多久，通货膨胀率就会开始下降。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Inflation, which has usually been in single figures, is running at more than 12%...

通常保持在个位数的通货膨胀率现在已超过了 12％。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Crawley, with 14, was the only other player to reach double figures...

克劳利拿到 14 分,是仅有的另外一个得分达两位数的球员。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Alistair saw the dim figure of Rose in the chair...

阿利斯泰尔看见了坐在椅子里的罗丝的模糊身影。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

She waited, standing on the bridge, until his figure vanished against the grey backdrop of the Palace...

她站在桥上，一直等到他的身影消失在宫殿灰色的阴影中。

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